Registered Nurse Renal Intervention and Treatment Area

East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust; East Ham; In loco; GBP 32.000 - 42.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust is seeking a Registered Nurse for the Renal Intervention and Treatment Area (RITA). You will deliver high-quality nursing care to renal patients, collaborating with a small, expert team to support outpatient services and vascular access management.

The role requires NMC registration, a commitment to lifelong learning, and flexibility across shifts including evenings, nights, weekends, and public holidays.

Competenze

• Registered Nurse on Part 1, 2 or 12 of the NMC register.
• Commitment to lifelong learning and ongoing professional development.
• Evidence of a personal/professional portfolio and mentorship eligibility.
• Possession of specialist nursing qualifications is desirable.

Mansioni

• Assess, plan, implement and evaluate care from admission to discharge with patient/family involvement.
• Maintain high standards of nursing care in line with NMC code and Trust policies.
• Provide continuity of care within a multi-disciplinary team; cover shifts as required.
• Support on-call rotation and out-of-hours service when needed.
• Assist in renal procedures such as biopsy and line/catheter insertions.
• Manage venous access issues and cannulation with competence.

Conoscenze

Communication skills

Multidisciplinary teamwork

NMC Code knowledge

Venipuncture

Formazione

NMC registered nurse (Part 1/2/12)

Commitment to lifelong learning

Portfolio development

Mentorship qualification

Specialist qualification

Descrizione del lavoro

East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust

Registered Nurse Renal Intervention and Treatment Area

The closing date is 20 November 2026

We are recruiting for a Registered Nurse Renal Intervention and Treatment Areawho shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.

The Registered Nurse post is a vital and valued role to support in providing high-quality, compassionate nursing care to patient/clients and their families/carers.

Based in a clinical setting they work closely with the department / ward manager and multi-disciplinary team members in monitoring and maintaining policies, standards of nursing care, staff and service development within the ward or unit setting.

You will be working in the Renal Intervention and Treatment Area (RITA) as part of a small but experienced team providing outpatient care to a broad base of patients

At the heart of everything we do are our core values:Include,Respect, andImprove. We encourage you to embrace these values throughout the recruitment process and in your role with us.

Main duties of the job

Assess, plan, implement and evaluate the care needs of patients from admission (or before) to discharge, with the involvement of patients and their relatives/carers.

To ensure a high standard of nursing care is performed at all times and assists in the review and regular update of these standards in accordance with the NMC code of professional conduct and trust polices.

Participate within a team of nurses and support workers in providing continuity of patient care, ensuring patients' physical, social and psychological needs are met.

Where required and dependent on the needs of the service, participate in internal shift rotations to cover services during the day, evening, at night, over weekends and on general public holidays.

To participate in the departmental on-call rotation, if required, to support an out-of-hours service.

To assist in procedures such as renal biopsy, tunnelled line insertion, PD catheter insertion'

Undertake iron clinics, non oncology chemo clinics

Assess, plan, implement and evaluate care for patients with vascular access issues be perficient in cannulation and venepunture

About us

At East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general and specialist services we provide and our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible and innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.

We run the following hospitals:

• The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
• New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
• Hertford County, Hertford

We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation and our staff and patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.

We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. This means that any employee is entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns and we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made and considered formally, and will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.

Person Specification

Previous Experience

• Worked within renal department/ward
• Has experience in dialysis or CAPD
• Worked within a ward environment

Qualifications / Training

• Registered Nurse on part 1, part 2 or part 12 of the NMC register
• Commitment to lifelong learning
• Evidence of further education, training and on-going learning
• Ability to produce updated personal professional portfolio
• Evidence of Assessing and Mentorship qualification
• Evidence of appropriate Specialist Qualification

Skills

• Evidence of good communication skills both written and verbal
• Ability to work within a multi-disciplinary team
• Good self-awareness of professional limitations within NMC Code of Conduct
• Ability to prioritise workload and demonstrate good organisational skillsVenipuncture and cannulation

Knowledge

• Infection control strategies
• Knowledge of renal conditions and their nursing management
• Awareness of strategies for maintaining a safe environment for Patients, staff and visitors

Other Requirements

• Understanding of, and commitment to, equality, diversity and inclusion
• Role model our Trust values every day
• Awareness of strategies for maintaining a safe environment for patients, staff and visitors
• Flexibility around working hours with clinical and rotational shifts
• Knowledge of appropriate specialist nursing care requirements
• Resource management (awareness of budget/supplies)

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust